Mount Mara
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| Location |
Bobbejaanland ( Lichtaart , Antwerp , Belgium ) |
| Type | Steel - seated |
| model | illusion |
| category | Dark roller coaster |
| Drive type | Friction wheel lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| opening | May 1989 |
| length | 720 m |
| height | 26 m |
| Dimensions | 48 × 48 m² |
| Max. speed | 50 km / h |
| Travel time | 2:20 min |
| capacity | 1200 people per hour |
| Trains | 1 train, 30 cars / train, 2 rows of seats / car, 1 seat / row of seats |
| Inversions | 0 |
Revolution / Mount Mara in Bobbejaanland ( Lichtaart , Antwerp , Belgium ) is a dark - steel coaster on the model illusion of manufacturer Vekoma , which opened in May 1989th Between 2008 and before 2013 the train operated under the name Evolution .
The 720 m long route, which extends over an area of 48 m × 48 m, reaches a height of 26 m. A train with 30 cars runs on it, making it the roller coaster with the longest roller coaster train in the world. Two people can sit one behind the other in each car.
Originally there were two film screens that were illuminated by two 70 mm projectors. The two screens around which the route led were on the ceiling and on the floor of the building. In the 2000 season, one screen was removed and replaced with lights. After the second projector failed in 2004, a new digital projector was installed in 2005 and in 2008 it was given a new theming, new film and new soundtrack.
Mount Mara
In the afternoon of 2016, the theme of the ride was changed to a tour of an erupting volcano . Passengers receive optional virtual reality glasses for this . As a result, Revolution got the additional name Mount Mara . Children cannot wear the glasses and experience the normal "revolution" ride.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 57.5 ″ N , 4 ° 54 ′ 32.4 ″ E